Who in the HELL at Hendrick accepted that and scheduled him for this?!
I do watch C-SPAN, probably the only NASCAR writer that does...other than maybe Jade Gurss...but I digress.
What was going on there? Why did they ask HIM, of all people, who NASCAR fans would support in the presidential election? It is a stereotype, that all NASCAR fans are republicans. We're not. I'm not. So, I will NOT let any driver, on any team, or a republican politician say that I am. I am NOT. I am a liberal, who supports Barack Obama. Take THAT Jimmie.
Never let a NASCAR driver that has not gone past high school, speak in Washington, DC, to a press club. Yes, that includes Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Who in Washington cares about NASCAR and its philanthropic ways? Not many, I'm guessing. As a nation, I don't think their choice in guests, mirrors the tastes and ideas of people all over.
Maybe they should have asked Chad Knaus to speak to the club? They might get some interesting information about the cars, about engineering...about something half way interesting, that a DC audience might listen to.
The fact that the mainstream NASCAR press hasn't really made this a story, confirms that Jimmie wasn't a hot topic of conversation. This luncheon was on July 8th, a few days after the Daytona 400. After a long holiday weekend, a long race...who wants to sit in front of their TV watching C-SPAN cover Jimmie Johnson? Not me, I'd rather be looking at the championship chances for the top 10 in points.
Just sayin'...
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
The Dark Knight
I truly liked this movie. I'm NOT saying this, because I think Heath Ledger is a brilliant actor. I think this series is more human, more real.
I won't spoil it...so I'll just leave it there. Oscar or no, it's a great movie.
I won't spoil it...so I'll just leave it there. Oscar or no, it's a great movie.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Allergies are disabling things, ya know?
I can't count the number of entries in my other blog, that I have complained about this year long ailment. It's not just seasonal, people. It's ALL.YEAR.ROUND.
Humidity? They hate it. Dust? They hate it. Flowering trees? Hate it. Just all around change in temperature and season? You guessed it, they hate it.
The only thing my ENT (Ear Nose and Throat) doctor can come up with, is to perform a surgery to correct my deviated septum. I had allergy testing, that told me what I already know: grasses, flowers and weeds are not my best friends. Not to mention, dust mites aren't, as well.
Hopefully this season will have a great deal of rain, so the pollen will wash away. It looks like spring came late. Isn't the saying, "APRIL showers, bring MAY flowers?" They came all at once.
[Knocks on screen] Is anyone out there reading this? I love to write, but comments rock!
Humidity? They hate it. Dust? They hate it. Flowering trees? Hate it. Just all around change in temperature and season? You guessed it, they hate it.
The only thing my ENT (Ear Nose and Throat) doctor can come up with, is to perform a surgery to correct my deviated septum. I had allergy testing, that told me what I already know: grasses, flowers and weeds are not my best friends. Not to mention, dust mites aren't, as well.
Hopefully this season will have a great deal of rain, so the pollen will wash away. It looks like spring came late. Isn't the saying, "APRIL showers, bring MAY flowers?" They came all at once.
[Knocks on screen] Is anyone out there reading this? I love to write, but comments rock!
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Hillary, GIVE IT UP ALREADY!
What will it take for you to QUIT?
By EVERYONE'S calculations, you are behind in delegates, you are behind in super delegates, you are BEHIND in the popular vote.
When will you realize that being the mudslinger, is not going to get you anywhere? When will you realize that Barack Obama is the better candidate? For the good of the party...LET.IT.GO.
Your husband is shooting his mouth off. Your supporters are making asses of themselves.
I've heard it all, I've seen it all. I've been subjected to the cable news coverage, which pits you two against each other.
When will it SINK IN?!
Probably never...
By EVERYONE'S calculations, you are behind in delegates, you are behind in super delegates, you are BEHIND in the popular vote.
When will you realize that being the mudslinger, is not going to get you anywhere? When will you realize that Barack Obama is the better candidate? For the good of the party...LET.IT.GO.
Your husband is shooting his mouth off. Your supporters are making asses of themselves.
I've heard it all, I've seen it all. I've been subjected to the cable news coverage, which pits you two against each other.
When will it SINK IN?!
Probably never...
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
The Spanish language and ignorant Americans...
Okay, let's get one thing straight. I'm not latino/hispanic, or whatever you want to label people who are native or are of that decent.
I just happen to speak the language. I'm not as fluent as I used to be.
With that in mind, know that people who are extremely suburban, like one or many of my co-workers, you will hear ignorance spill from their mouths about races, languages, ethnicities and so on.
It makes me want to vomit! I can't understand how all that ignorance can breed and come into contact with young impressionable minds of their children! (Let alone that they have children, but that's beside the point.)
I can understand if they are in their 50's or 60s or beyond. That doesn't excuse them, that just shows that the ignorance is explained by when they were brought up. The other hand, if you're in your 40s or younger, I believe it was taught.
You would think they would know better. This coworker was talking to my boss about how everyone from Spanish speaking countries has to learn English. Hell, their ancestors off the boat did! Well, they probably didn't. Not as quickly as you might think. Hell, I don't think that even the latest immigrants learned, unless they had a school that would teach them!
I replied that there are just different kinds of people, in every race or ethnicity. Some don't want to learn another language, while some do. Some want to earn their way into a country, instead of feeding off of the policies or the programs put into place for citizens.
Of course I was wrong!
"You don't have children to worry about..."
Oh and they're going to be worried as much as you are? In this day and age, they know people who are: gay, divorced, separated, poor, abused, orphaned...the list goes on. They're not really shocked at what they hear. Their parents are the ones who shape what they think about people. The free thinkers are there, they're just oppressed by these ignorant parents, who should know better! Hell, have more life experience with a more diverse section of people!
It's that kind of thinking, that stunts children's reasoning skills and judgment skills. This irrational thinking, where 'they're going to take over' the country, is racist, it's something that you would hear at a KKK rally!
That statement is not true...it's just people's nature. I don't respect people that will not speak another language, because they don't want to. If I wanted to live in a country that spoke Spanish, I'd bone up again and get myself immersed in the culture!
I was so angry and fuming when I heard this. How can people stand to say or listen to this stuff!
If only I had the patience and wisdom like Obama.
I just happen to speak the language. I'm not as fluent as I used to be.
With that in mind, know that people who are extremely suburban, like one or many of my co-workers, you will hear ignorance spill from their mouths about races, languages, ethnicities and so on.
It makes me want to vomit! I can't understand how all that ignorance can breed and come into contact with young impressionable minds of their children! (Let alone that they have children, but that's beside the point.)
I can understand if they are in their 50's or 60s or beyond. That doesn't excuse them, that just shows that the ignorance is explained by when they were brought up. The other hand, if you're in your 40s or younger, I believe it was taught.
You would think they would know better. This coworker was talking to my boss about how everyone from Spanish speaking countries has to learn English. Hell, their ancestors off the boat did! Well, they probably didn't. Not as quickly as you might think. Hell, I don't think that even the latest immigrants learned, unless they had a school that would teach them!
I replied that there are just different kinds of people, in every race or ethnicity. Some don't want to learn another language, while some do. Some want to earn their way into a country, instead of feeding off of the policies or the programs put into place for citizens.
Of course I was wrong!
"You don't have children to worry about..."
Oh and they're going to be worried as much as you are? In this day and age, they know people who are: gay, divorced, separated, poor, abused, orphaned...the list goes on. They're not really shocked at what they hear. Their parents are the ones who shape what they think about people. The free thinkers are there, they're just oppressed by these ignorant parents, who should know better! Hell, have more life experience with a more diverse section of people!
It's that kind of thinking, that stunts children's reasoning skills and judgment skills. This irrational thinking, where 'they're going to take over' the country, is racist, it's something that you would hear at a KKK rally!
That statement is not true...it's just people's nature. I don't respect people that will not speak another language, because they don't want to. If I wanted to live in a country that spoke Spanish, I'd bone up again and get myself immersed in the culture!
I was so angry and fuming when I heard this. How can people stand to say or listen to this stuff!
If only I had the patience and wisdom like Obama.
Spanish and ignorance...(I mean the language)
Going to post more soon... Believe me, I'm angry.
People that think certain things, just shouldn't speak.
People that think certain things, just shouldn't speak.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
NASCAR over priced? Say it's not so!
When did someone realize this?
From my own personal experience, I know what it's all about. I've only been to two tracks: Dover and Charlotte.
One requires driving 3 and a half hours each way, plus an over night hotel stay. That would be Dover.
The other requires a longer stay to make it worth the money that I shell out for a plane ticket and hotel for a couple of days.
Oh and did I forget a rental car? Yeah, I guess I did.
Put that all together and you get debt, along with the tickets and food and what not.
Yes, I put my love of travel before thinking about my bank account. Yes, I went a little crazy with my credit cards.
Regardless, it's not cheap to go to one race, let alone two in one year.
Unless you're someone who is independently wealthy, such as the top 1 percent of our population, or more...or have invested wisely for your retirement...guess what? You're only going to be sitting on your couch.
That's what I'm going to end up doing again, when I sell my tickets for the June Dover race. Stub Hub here I come!
My job doesn't pay me enough and in this economy, it makes it tougher. Even if you have a college degree like I have, there are no jobs out there to pay me like I deserve to be paid.
I believe in full disclosure, so I will tell you that I am an Obama supporter. Bloggers and Citizen Journalists alike are supposed to express their views, but not be biased. I will say that anything that he has expressed about the bitterness of the middle class and poor IS correct. There is NOTHING negative that he has said, in regard to this. Hillary Clinton is just using her spin, so she can get her dishonest discourse and rhetoric back in the White House.
NASCAR is a part of this corporate structure that is hurting our economy. It's hurting those that are supporting them.
I'd like to tell the commentator on AOL Fan House, that it was quite obvious that this was going on for years. Eight years to be exact. When did you begin to figure this out? Or was it pure sarcasm? I hope it was. If it wasn't, I think someone needs a reality check. NASCAR tickets, like all other expenses are not in line with reality. They're all over priced, they're all out of reach for the fans that they're trying to reach.
From my own personal experience, I know what it's all about. I've only been to two tracks: Dover and Charlotte.
One requires driving 3 and a half hours each way, plus an over night hotel stay. That would be Dover.
The other requires a longer stay to make it worth the money that I shell out for a plane ticket and hotel for a couple of days.
Oh and did I forget a rental car? Yeah, I guess I did.
Put that all together and you get debt, along with the tickets and food and what not.
Yes, I put my love of travel before thinking about my bank account. Yes, I went a little crazy with my credit cards.
Regardless, it's not cheap to go to one race, let alone two in one year.
Unless you're someone who is independently wealthy, such as the top 1 percent of our population, or more...or have invested wisely for your retirement...guess what? You're only going to be sitting on your couch.
That's what I'm going to end up doing again, when I sell my tickets for the June Dover race. Stub Hub here I come!
My job doesn't pay me enough and in this economy, it makes it tougher. Even if you have a college degree like I have, there are no jobs out there to pay me like I deserve to be paid.
I believe in full disclosure, so I will tell you that I am an Obama supporter. Bloggers and Citizen Journalists alike are supposed to express their views, but not be biased. I will say that anything that he has expressed about the bitterness of the middle class and poor IS correct. There is NOTHING negative that he has said, in regard to this. Hillary Clinton is just using her spin, so she can get her dishonest discourse and rhetoric back in the White House.
NASCAR is a part of this corporate structure that is hurting our economy. It's hurting those that are supporting them.
I'd like to tell the commentator on AOL Fan House, that it was quite obvious that this was going on for years. Eight years to be exact. When did you begin to figure this out? Or was it pure sarcasm? I hope it was. If it wasn't, I think someone needs a reality check. NASCAR tickets, like all other expenses are not in line with reality. They're all over priced, they're all out of reach for the fans that they're trying to reach.
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